Nail bin



Dec. 13, 1932. w ELSTQN 1,890,845

NAIL BIN Filed April 20, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet -1 j i z l AL 0 O 0 O O O O 0 0 Q Q 0 Q Q Q Q Q Q o O Q i WWW 7 Dec. 13, 1932.

w. H. ELSTON 1,890,845

NAIL BIN Filed April 20. 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Dec. 13, 1932 Hire STATES WILLIAM H. ELSTON,

OF MARIETTA, OHIO NAIL BIN Application filed April 20,

This invention relates to a nail bin for use in holding and dispensing nails.

One of the objects is to provide a bin or container having means for supporting the bulk of the nails above an outlet said means being operable to dislodge the nails from the mass and direct them in desired quantities to the outlet.

Another object is to provide delivery means for the discharge oi the nails by gravity said means having a controlling outletvalve or gate which can be closed readily while a stream of nails is being delivered.

l/Vith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made Within the nails, the gate 5 is opened and the roll is agiscope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the bin.

Figure 2 is a section on line 2-2, Figure 1, the feed roll being shown in elevation Figure 3 is a front elevation Figure 4 is a section on line 4-et Figure 1.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates the body of the bin the bottom 2 of which is inclined downwardly toward a longitudinal channel 3. This channel increases in depth from'one end to the other and its lower or deepest end opens through an outlet 4 in the front of the bin.

A cut-0H gate or valve 5 is mounted in guides 6 at the front of the bin and extending downwardly from this gate is a series of spikes or fingers 7 adapted normally to rest on the bottom of a delivery spout 8 forming an extension of the channel 3. By means of a handle 9 the gate can be raised and lowered readily.

Arranged within and parallel with the top of the channel 3 is an agitating roll 10. This roll extends throughout the length of the 0 channel and is provided with rows of radial 1931. Serial No. 531,559.

spikes 11 the ends of which work closeto the sides of the channel. The trunnions 12 of the roll are journaled in opposed walls of the bin and to one of themis secured a crank 13 or other operatingoelement by means ofwhch the roll can be actuated. A

A spring 14 can be located above the gate 5 for engagement thereby when the gate is opened. Thus the gate can be held until pressed down by the user. 0 In practice a quantity of nails is supplied to the upper portion of the bin and thespiked roll will support the nails above the channel 8. As the rows of spikes are located in oppositely arranged series the downward pressure on the roll will be equalized so that the .roll can not be rotated thereby. Furthermore, as the sp'kes practically bridge the channel the nails will normally be supported in a malted mass so as not to fall past the roll. I =7 lVhen it is desired to dispense some of the tat-ed by the oscillating crank 13. The spikes 11. will shift and release some of .he nails. so that they will fall downwardly intothe channel where they will gravitate past the open gate 5. After the desired quantity hasbeen dispensed the gate is thrust downwardly. This will cause spikes or fingers 7 to push between the moving nails and ultimately to .3

choke oil the stream so that further delivery will be stopped.

It has been found that a structure such as described constitutes a very eihcent means for dispensing nails and is espec'ally ad :8 vantageous because a number of bins can be placed where desired in a store in the same manner as the ordinary nail bins, where the nails will be on display at all times through the open tops of the bins. 1

Wh le the bins have been described for use prmarily in dispensing nails it is to be understood that they can be used efliciently in handling various other small articles of manufacture of a similar nature.

What is claimed is:

1. A dispensing apparatus including a bin,

a delivery channel for receiving nails and the l ke from the bin, said channel having an inclined bottom, an agitating roll mounted 9 for rotation in the top of the channel and having oppositely extending rows of spikes substantially bridging the channel, and a cut-off gate at the outlet of the channel.

2. A dispensing apparatus including a bin, a delivery channel for rece'ving nails and the like from the bin, said channel having an inclined bottom, an agitating roll mounted for rotation in the top of the channel and having oppositely extending rows of spikes substantially bridging the channel to support a matted mass of nails, and a cut-off gate sldably mounted at the outlet end of the channel and spaced spikes extending from the gate for movement into a stream of material being delivered to stop said stream.

3. An apparatus for dispensing na ls and the like including a bin having an elongated bottom outlet, a delivery channel for receiving material from said outlet, a feed roll mounted for rotation in the outlet, and oppositely extending rows of spikes on the roll for substantially bridging the channel to support a matted mass of nails.

4. An apparatus for dispensing nails and the like including a bin having an elongated bottom outlet, a delivery channel for receving material from said outlet, and a spiked feed roll mounted for rotation in and substantially bridging the outlet, said roll having its spikes arranged in oppositely extending spaced rows to balance a supported load.

5. An apparatus for dispensing na ls and the like including a bin having an elongated bottom outlet, a delivery channel for receiving material from said outlet, and a spiked feed roll mounted for rotation in and substantially bridging the outlet, a cut-off gate at the delivery end of the channel and sl dable toward and from the bottom of the channel, and spaced spikes movable With the gate for insertion into the stream of material being delivered, thereby to stop said stream.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature.

'WILLIAM H. ELSTON. 

